Food for Thought: A Quick Look at Pokemon Black and White 2

If you have not heard already there’s a sequel in the works for Pokemon Black and White, but unlike previous “sequel” installments to the Pokemon series, Black-2 and White-2 bring to the table a whole new story, and a few new twists to the Unova region.

Black Kyurem and White Kyurem make their debut on this promo art; fans either embrace the new designs or cringe and continue to argue that the original 150 were better

Just a few days ago, we saw the release of the newest trailer and some interesting news on the horizon for all you Pokemon fans:

So to summarize…

We’ve got two “new” (Or are they closer to how the original Kyurem once looked?) legendaries: Black and White Kyurem

New main character designs (Can I just say that the new female protagonist is rocking the Princess Leia hair and Pence is making a cameo appearance it seems)

We’ve also got a new rival, two new gym leaders, and a guy who is apparently conducting research on the “strength” of Pokemon

Continuing with the whole Unovoa-as-America theme, there seems to be an emphasis on films; maybe instead of a Pokemon musical number we’ll have the chance to participate on a film set?

A mix of other generation Pokemon that can be found and captured in the wild

Additional areas/towns now that half of Unova seems to have frozen over — in under two years since the end of Black and White no less!

And there’s the promise of a new Pokemon movie coming out this July it seems with a promotional Keldeo (Yay!)

All the information that’s available so far (And that has been translated by dedicated fans) can be found below; personally I am a little excited about this game, but since I’m still not technically done with my White version, not ready to jump into another new Pokemon game just yet. I’m pretty sure inverseman will have his own informed opinions on the matter soon enough, but for now, enjoy what little bits of info I’ve scrapped together from the internet!

The two new protagonists who start out their Pokemon journey in Hiougi City (Cities sure spring up fast in Unova, who knew you could have a bustling metropolis within two years!) Some fans speculate that they are wearing wetsuits underneath their otherwise quirky clothing. And judging from the “underwater tunnel” and “new islands” that have cropped up in promo art — maybe underwater exploration will be a big part of the game?

On the left the new main rival, he also hails from Hiogi City and not much else is known about him except that he has a “reason” to improve his Pokemon’s strength and has an older brother and a younger sister. Maybe he’ll have a sibling complex?

To the right is Akuroma who is a Pokemon researcher looking into the “strength” of Pokemon. While I’m sure we’re all curious about the inner strength that all Pokemon have, the question I’m dying to have answered is how that hair functions and why, Pokemon design team, why.

And here we have the two new gym leaders — Homika to the left and Shizui to the right!

Can I just say that Homika is freaking adorable? With her trademark bass and her Pokemon gym that doubles as a night club, she’s gained popularity right away (At least, according to the increase in fanart on my tumblr dash) despite her Poison-type speciality.

Shizui with his trademark how-did-that-happen-tan is obviously a Water-type gym leader; it seems that he’s rather laid back and acts as a mentor to the protagonist, offering advice along the way.

It seems a lot has happened to Unova within the very short time-span of two years — hopefully the answers to why half the region is covered in ice and many more will be answered in the months to come with Black and White 2’s release!

Fenrir

A would-be anthropologist, writer, food historian, and professional glutton hoping to combine fandom with her love of food. Ever wondered what a nug tasted like? Is butterbeer alcoholic? If you've asked such questions and are already drooling at the thought of a big old plate of lembas bread, then you're in the right place

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Fenrir

A would-be anthropologist, writer, food historian, and professional glutton hoping to combine fandom with her love of food. Ever wondered what a nug tasted like? Is butterbeer alcoholic? If you've asked such questions and are already drooling at the thought of a big old plate of lembas bread, then you're in the right place

3 Comments:

I'm glad that this game is coming for the DS instead of the 3DS. Makes me push the date to get my 3DS maybe next year lol. I just got a Vita and i'd be broke to get a 3DS lol! I wonder why everything is covered in Ice. It looks interesting and I can't wait to get this game!

I'm actually disappointed the game is coming to the DS. If I were Nintendo, I would want to push the 3DS by making a Pokemon game for it. It just feels as if Nintendo is still on the middle of the fence. They should be all in with the 3DS.

You got a Vita? How is it? If anything, I would wait to get a Vita instead of a 3DS. Way too expensive for me.